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(("Arch Linux: Recent news updates" "The latest and greatest news from the Arch Linux distribution." "https://www.archlinux.org/news/" (20872 2719 168459 801000) feed 0 nil nil ((title nil "Arch Linux: Recent news updates") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/") (description nil "The latest and greatest news from the Arch Linux distribution.") (atom:link ((href . "https://www.archlinux.org/feeds/news/") (rel . "self"))) (language nil "en-us") (lastBuildDate nil "Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:09:06 +0000") (item nil (title nil "netctl is now in [core]") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/netctl-is-now-in-core/") (description nil "<p>Florian Pritz wrote:</p>
<p>Meet netctl: a profile based networking CLI using systemd.
In the near future, the old netcfg will be removed from <code>[core]</code>. Anyone
using it is urged to move to netctl. Migration is a manual process
during which you might not have access to the Internet, so take care
and read the man pages (netctl(1), netctl.profile(5) and
netctl.special(7)).</p>
<p>The design of netctl is so that systemd enthusiasts will appreciate
its usage and netcfg users will be familiar with its profile files.
Shipped with netctl comes a ncurses-based wifi connection assistant
called wifi-menu.</p>
<p>As you install netctl, netcfg will be removed, but the enabled systemd
services will remain until manually disabled. The <a href=\"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netctl\">netctl wiki</a>
holds some additional information on migrating from netcfg.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Florian Pritz") (pubDate nil "Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:09:06 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-04-10:/news/netctl-is-now-in-core/")) (item nil (title nil "MariaDB replaces MySQL in repositories") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/mariadb-replaces-mysql-in-repositories/") (description nil "<p>Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote:</p>
<p>MariaDB is now officially our default implementation of MySQL. MariaDB is <a href=\"https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-vs-mysql-compatibility/\">almost</a> a drop in replacement, so an upgrade should be possible with minimum hassle. However, due to remaining compatibility concerns, an automatic replace is not done.</p>
<p>It is recommended for all users to upgrade. MySQL will be dropped from the repositories to the AUR in a month.</p>
<p>Users who want to switch will need to install <code>mariadb</code>, <code>libmariadbclient</code> or <code>mariadb-clients</code> and execute <code>mysql_upgrade</code> in order to migrate their systems.</p>
<p>Migration example:</p>
<pre><code># systemctl stop mysqld
# pacman -S mariadb libmariadbclient mariadb-clients
# systemctl start mysqld
# mysql_upgrade -p
</code></pre>
<p><code>percona-server</code> is another MySQL fork available in [community]. It should be closer to Oracle MySQL Enterprise, but is missing the new features included in MariaDB.</p>
<p>Together with <code>mysql 5.5.30-7</code> in [extra], all packages depending on it have been rebuilt against their MariaDB counterparts. Other package maintainers should move their dependencies to the MariaDB packages.</p>
<p>More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2013-February/024478.html\">mailing list</a>.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Bartłomiej Piotrowski") (pubDate nil "Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:13:22 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-03-25:/news/mariadb-replaces-mysql-in-repositories/")) (item nil (title nil "qt4 replaces qt") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/qt4-replaces-qt/") (description nil "<p>Andrea Scarpino wrote:</p>
<p>A new <code>qt4</code> package is in [extra]. This replaces the current <code>qt</code> package.</p>
<p>All packages depending on <code>qt</code> need to be rebuilt to depend on <code>qt4</code>.  We have done this for all official packages, but you will need to rebuild packages installed from the AUR that depend on <code>qt</code>.</p>
<p>Qt 5.x is now also available in [extra]. When you install both <code>qt5-base</code> and <code>qt4</code> any Qt tool will refer to the 5.x version. We provide *-qt4 symlinks so you can explicitly force the 4.x version when you need it.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Andrea Scarpino") (pubDate nil "Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:19:01 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-03-01:/news/qt4-replaces-qt/")) (item nil (title nil "Changes to LVM") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/changes-to-lvm/") (description nil "<p>Thomas Bächler wrote:</p>
<p>With <code>lvm2 2.02.98-3</code>, we now utilize <code>lvmetad</code> to activate LVM volumes automatically. This implies the following changes:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <code>lvm2</code> initramfs hook now requires the <code>udev</code> hook.</li>
<li>The <code>use_lvmetad = 1</code> must be set in <code>/etc/lvm/lvm.conf</code>. This is the default now - if you have a <code>lvm.conf.pacnew</code> file, you <strong>must</strong> merge this change.</li>
<li>You can restrict the volumes that are activated automatically by setting the <code>auto_activation_volume_list</code> in <code>/etc/lvm/lvm.conf</code>. If in doubt, leave this option <strong>commented out</strong>.</li>
<li>If you need monitoring (needed for snapshots), run <code>systemctl enable lvm-monitoring.service</code>.</li>
<li>The <code>lvmwait</code> kernel command line option is no longer needed and has no effect.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you run <code>pacman -Syu</code> and update <code>device-mapper</code>, <code>linux</code> and <code>lvm2</code> at the same time, you will get an error message that <code>/sbin/dmsetup</code> is missing. Run <code>mkinitcpio -p linux</code> again after the update to avoid any problems.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Thomas Bächler") (pubDate nil "Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:12:08 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-02-12:/news/changes-to-lvm/")) (item nil (title nil "Final sysvinit deprecation warning") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/final-sysvinit-deprecation-warning/") (description nil "<p>Tom Gundersen wrote:</p>
<p>As previously announced, <code>initscripts</code> are no longer receiving any
testing and support has been dropped from various packages. Any users
still using them should switch to <code>systemd</code>.</p>
<p><code>initscripts</code>, <code>sysvinit</code> and the various <code>rc</code> scripts are being removed
from the repositories to avoid any confusion about their status.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Tom Gundersen") (pubDate nil "Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:35:41 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-02-04:/news/final-sysvinit-deprecation-warning/")) (item nil (title nil "Update filesystem-2013.01-1 and glibc-2.17-2 together") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/update-filesystem-201301-1-and-glibc-217-2-together/") (description nil "<p>Allan McRae wrote:</p>
<p>Due to moving of the /lib symlink from the glibc package to the more
appropriate filesystem package, it is required to update glibc-2.17-2
and filesystem-2013.01-1 together.  This will happen automatically when
you run \"pacman -Syu\".   Remember, partial updates are not supported and never use the \"--force\" option...</p>
<p>A potential issue with the upgrade on x86_64 is finding conflicting
files in /usr/lib64.  All Arch Linux packages that had files in this
directory have been updated, so update these individually first.  Any
AUR packages with files in this directory should be updated to install
them in /usr/lib.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Allan McRae") (pubDate nil "Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:06:00 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-01-26:/news/update-filesystem-201301-1-and-glibc-217-2-together/")) (item nil (title nil "December: time for a new install medium") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/december-time-for-a-new-install-medium/") (description nil "<p>Pierre Schmitz wrote:</p>
<p>Version 2012.12.01 of our install and rescue medium is available on our <a href=\"/download/\">Download</a> page. The latest snapshot contains:</p>
<ul>
<li>arch-install-scripts 9 with an improved fstab generator</li>
<li>linux 3.6.8</li>
<li>systemd 196</li>
<li>the usual updates to our core packages</li>
</ul>
<p>The next boring snapshot release is scheduled for January 2013.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Pierre Schmitz") (pubDate nil "Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:14:46 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-12-01:/news/december-time-for-a-new-install-medium/")) (item nil (title nil "End of initscripts support") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/end-of-initscripts-support/") (description nil "<p>Tom Gundersen wrote:</p>
<p>As <code>systemd</code> is now the default init system, Arch Linux is receiving
minimal testing on <code>initscripts</code> systems. Due to a lack of
resources and interest, we are unlikely to work on fixing <code>initscripts</code>-specific bugs, and may close them as WONTFIX.</p>
<p>We therefore strongly encourage all users to migrate to <code>systemd</code> as
soon as possible. See the <a href=\"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Transitioning_from_initscripts_to_systemd\"><code>systemd</code> migration guide</a>.</p>
<p>To ease the transition, <code>initscripts</code> support will remain in the
official repositories for the time being, unless otherwise stated. As of January 2013, we will start removing <code>initscripts</code> support (e.g., <code>rc</code> scripts) from individual packages without further notice.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Tom Gundersen") (pubDate nil "Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:09:46 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-11-04:/news/end-of-initscripts-support/")) (item nil (title nil "November release of install media available") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/november-release-of-install-media-available/") (description nil "<p>Pierre Schmitz wrote:</p>
<p>The latest snapshot of our install and rescue media can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.archlinux.org/download/\">Download</a> page. The 2012.11.01 ISO image mainly contains minor bug fixes, cleanups and new packages compared to the previous one:</p>
<ul>
<li>First media with Linux 3.6</li>
<li><em>copytoram=n</em> can be used to not copy the image to RAM on network boot. This is probably unreliable but an option for systems with very low memory.</li>
<li><em>cowfile_size</em> boot parameter mainly for persistent COW on VFAT. See the <a href=\"https://projects.archlinux.org/archiso.git/plain/docs/README.bootparams?id=v4\">README</a> file for details.</li>
</ul>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Pierre Schmitz") (pubDate nil "Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:54:15 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-11-02:/news/november-release-of-install-media-available/")) (item nil (title nil "Bug Squashing Day: Saturday 17th November") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/bug-squashing-day-saturday-17th-november/") (description nil "<p>Allan McRae wrote:</p>
<p>The number of bugs in the Arch Linux bug tracker is creeping up so it is time for some extermination.</p>
<p>This is a great way for the community to get involved and help the Arch Linux team.  The process is simple. First look at a bug for your favorite piece of software in the bug tracker and check if it still occurs.  If it does, check the upstream project for a fix and test it to confirm it works.  If there is no fix available, make sure the bug has been filed in the upstream tracker.</p>
<p>Join us on the #archlinux-bugs IRC channel.  We are spread across timezones, so people should be around all day.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Allan McRae") (pubDate nil "Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:28:51 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-11-01:/news/bug-squashing-day-saturday-17th-november/")))) ("netctl is now in [core]" "<p>Florian Pritz wrote:</p>
<p>Meet netctl: a profile based networking CLI using systemd.
In the near future, the old netcfg will be removed from <code>[core]</code>. Anyone
using it is urged to move to netctl. Migration is a manual process
during which you might not have access to the Internet, so take care
and read the man pages (netctl(1), netctl.profile(5) and
netctl.special(7)).</p>
<p>The design of netctl is so that systemd enthusiasts will appreciate
its usage and netcfg users will be familiar with its profile files.
Shipped with netctl comes a ncurses-based wifi connection assistant
called wifi-menu.</p>
<p>As you install netctl, netcfg will be removed, but the enabled systemd
services will remain until manually disabled. The <a href=\"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netctl\">netctl wiki</a>
holds some additional information on migrating from netcfg.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/netctl-is-now-in-core/" (20837 29314) new 1 nil nil ((title nil "netctl is now in [core]") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/netctl-is-now-in-core/") (description nil "<p>Florian Pritz wrote:</p>
<p>Meet netctl: a profile based networking CLI using systemd.
In the near future, the old netcfg will be removed from <code>[core]</code>. Anyone
using it is urged to move to netctl. Migration is a manual process
during which you might not have access to the Internet, so take care
and read the man pages (netctl(1), netctl.profile(5) and
netctl.special(7)).</p>
<p>The design of netctl is so that systemd enthusiasts will appreciate
its usage and netcfg users will be familiar with its profile files.
Shipped with netctl comes a ncurses-based wifi connection assistant
called wifi-menu.</p>
<p>As you install netctl, netcfg will be removed, but the enabled systemd
services will remain until manually disabled. The <a href=\"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Netctl\">netctl wiki</a>
holds some additional information on migrating from netcfg.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Florian Pritz") (pubDate nil "Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:09:06 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-04-10:/news/netctl-is-now-in-core/"))) ("MariaDB replaces MySQL in repositories" "<p>Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote:</p>
<p>MariaDB is now officially our default implementation of MySQL. MariaDB is <a href=\"https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-vs-mysql-compatibility/\">almost</a> a drop in replacement, so an upgrade should be possible with minimum hassle. However, due to remaining compatibility concerns, an automatic replace is not done.</p>
<p>It is recommended for all users to upgrade. MySQL will be dropped from the repositories to the AUR in a month.</p>
<p>Users who want to switch will need to install <code>mariadb</code>, <code>libmariadbclient</code> or <code>mariadb-clients</code> and execute <code>mysql_upgrade</code> in order to migrate their systems.</p>
<p>Migration example:</p>
<pre><code># systemctl stop mysqld
# pacman -S mariadb libmariadbclient mariadb-clients
# systemctl start mysqld
# mysql_upgrade -p
</code></pre>
<p><code>percona-server</code> is another MySQL fork available in [community]. It should be closer to Oracle MySQL Enterprise, but is missing the new features included in MariaDB.</p>
<p>Together with <code>mysql 5.5.30-7</code> in [extra], all packages depending on it have been rebuilt against their MariaDB counterparts. Other package maintainers should move their dependencies to the MariaDB packages.</p>
<p>More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2013-February/024478.html\">mailing list</a>.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/mariadb-replaces-mysql-in-repositories/" (20816 41426) new 2 nil nil ((title nil "MariaDB replaces MySQL in repositories") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/mariadb-replaces-mysql-in-repositories/") (description nil "<p>Bartłomiej Piotrowski wrote:</p>
<p>MariaDB is now officially our default implementation of MySQL. MariaDB is <a href=\"https://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-vs-mysql-compatibility/\">almost</a> a drop in replacement, so an upgrade should be possible with minimum hassle. However, due to remaining compatibility concerns, an automatic replace is not done.</p>
<p>It is recommended for all users to upgrade. MySQL will be dropped from the repositories to the AUR in a month.</p>
<p>Users who want to switch will need to install <code>mariadb</code>, <code>libmariadbclient</code> or <code>mariadb-clients</code> and execute <code>mysql_upgrade</code> in order to migrate their systems.</p>
<p>Migration example:</p>
<pre><code># systemctl stop mysqld
# pacman -S mariadb libmariadbclient mariadb-clients
# systemctl start mysqld
# mysql_upgrade -p
</code></pre>
<p><code>percona-server</code> is another MySQL fork available in [community]. It should be closer to Oracle MySQL Enterprise, but is missing the new features included in MariaDB.</p>
<p>Together with <code>mysql 5.5.30-7</code> in [extra], all packages depending on it have been rebuilt against their MariaDB counterparts. Other package maintainers should move their dependencies to the MariaDB packages.</p>
<p>More information can be found on our <a href=\"https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2013-February/024478.html\">mailing list</a>.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Bartłomiej Piotrowski") (pubDate nil "Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:13:22 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-03-25:/news/mariadb-replaces-mysql-in-repositories/"))) ("qt4 replaces qt" "<p>Andrea Scarpino wrote:</p>
<p>A new <code>qt4</code> package is in [extra]. This replaces the current <code>qt</code> package.</p>
<p>All packages depending on <code>qt</code> need to be rebuilt to depend on <code>qt4</code>.  We have done this for all official packages, but you will need to rebuild packages installed from the AUR that depend on <code>qt</code>.</p>
<p>Qt 5.x is now also available in [extra]. When you install both <code>qt5-base</code> and <code>qt4</code> any Qt tool will refer to the 5.x version. We provide *-qt4 symlinks so you can explicitly force the 4.x version when you need it.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/qt4-replaces-qt/" (20784 65317) new 3 nil nil ((title nil "qt4 replaces qt") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/qt4-replaces-qt/") (description nil "<p>Andrea Scarpino wrote:</p>
<p>A new <code>qt4</code> package is in [extra]. This replaces the current <code>qt</code> package.</p>
<p>All packages depending on <code>qt</code> need to be rebuilt to depend on <code>qt4</code>.  We have done this for all official packages, but you will need to rebuild packages installed from the AUR that depend on <code>qt</code>.</p>
<p>Qt 5.x is now also available in [extra]. When you install both <code>qt5-base</code> and <code>qt4</code> any Qt tool will refer to the 5.x version. We provide *-qt4 symlinks so you can explicitly force the 4.x version when you need it.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Andrea Scarpino") (pubDate nil "Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:19:01 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-03-01:/news/qt4-replaces-qt/"))) ("Changes to LVM" "<p>Thomas Bächler wrote:</p>
<p>With <code>lvm2 2.02.98-3</code>, we now utilize <code>lvmetad</code> to activate LVM volumes automatically. This implies the following changes:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <code>lvm2</code> initramfs hook now requires the <code>udev</code> hook.</li>
<li>The <code>use_lvmetad = 1</code> must be set in <code>/etc/lvm/lvm.conf</code>. This is the default now - if you have a <code>lvm.conf.pacnew</code> file, you <strong>must</strong> merge this change.</li>
<li>You can restrict the volumes that are activated automatically by setting the <code>auto_activation_volume_list</code> in <code>/etc/lvm/lvm.conf</code>. If in doubt, leave this option <strong>commented out</strong>.</li>
<li>If you need monitoring (needed for snapshots), run <code>systemctl enable lvm-monitoring.service</code>.</li>
<li>The <code>lvmwait</code> kernel command line option is no longer needed and has no effect.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you run <code>pacman -Syu</code> and update <code>device-mapper</code>, <code>linux</code> and <code>lvm2</code> at the same time, you will get an error message that <code>/sbin/dmsetup</code> is missing. Run <code>mkinitcpio -p linux</code> again after the update to avoid any problems.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/changes-to-lvm/" (20762 16296) new 4 nil nil ((title nil "Changes to LVM") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/changes-to-lvm/") (description nil "<p>Thomas Bächler wrote:</p>
<p>With <code>lvm2 2.02.98-3</code>, we now utilize <code>lvmetad</code> to activate LVM volumes automatically. This implies the following changes:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <code>lvm2</code> initramfs hook now requires the <code>udev</code> hook.</li>
<li>The <code>use_lvmetad = 1</code> must be set in <code>/etc/lvm/lvm.conf</code>. This is the default now - if you have a <code>lvm.conf.pacnew</code> file, you <strong>must</strong> merge this change.</li>
<li>You can restrict the volumes that are activated automatically by setting the <code>auto_activation_volume_list</code> in <code>/etc/lvm/lvm.conf</code>. If in doubt, leave this option <strong>commented out</strong>.</li>
<li>If you need monitoring (needed for snapshots), run <code>systemctl enable lvm-monitoring.service</code>.</li>
<li>The <code>lvmwait</code> kernel command line option is no longer needed and has no effect.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you run <code>pacman -Syu</code> and update <code>device-mapper</code>, <code>linux</code> and <code>lvm2</code> at the same time, you will get an error message that <code>/sbin/dmsetup</code> is missing. Run <code>mkinitcpio -p linux</code> again after the update to avoid any problems.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Thomas Bächler") (pubDate nil "Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:12:08 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-02-12:/news/changes-to-lvm/"))) ("Final sysvinit deprecation warning" "<p>Tom Gundersen wrote:</p>
<p>As previously announced, <code>initscripts</code> are no longer receiving any
testing and support has been dropped from various packages. Any users
still using them should switch to <code>systemd</code>.</p>
<p><code>initscripts</code>, <code>sysvinit</code> and the various <code>rc</code> scripts are being removed
from the repositories to avoid any confusion about their status.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/final-sysvinit-deprecation-warning/" (20751 29405) new 5 nil nil ((title nil "Final sysvinit deprecation warning") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/final-sysvinit-deprecation-warning/") (description nil "<p>Tom Gundersen wrote:</p>
<p>As previously announced, <code>initscripts</code> are no longer receiving any
testing and support has been dropped from various packages. Any users
still using them should switch to <code>systemd</code>.</p>
<p><code>initscripts</code>, <code>sysvinit</code> and the various <code>rc</code> scripts are being removed
from the repositories to avoid any confusion about their status.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Tom Gundersen") (pubDate nil "Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:35:41 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-02-04:/news/final-sysvinit-deprecation-warning/"))) ("Update filesystem-2013.01-1 and glibc-2.17-2 together" "<p>Allan McRae wrote:</p>
<p>Due to moving of the /lib symlink from the glibc package to the more
appropriate filesystem package, it is required to update glibc-2.17-2
and filesystem-2013.01-1 together.  This will happen automatically when
you run \"pacman -Syu\".   Remember, partial updates are not supported and never use the \"--force\" option...</p>
<p>A potential issue with the upgrade on x86_64 is finding conflicting
files in /usr/lib64.  All Arch Linux packages that had files in this
directory have been updated, so update these individually first.  Any
AUR packages with files in this directory should be updated to install
them in /usr/lib.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/update-filesystem-201301-1-and-glibc-217-2-together/" (20739 36456) new 6 nil nil ((title nil "Update filesystem-2013.01-1 and glibc-2.17-2 together") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/update-filesystem-201301-1-and-glibc-217-2-together/") (description nil "<p>Allan McRae wrote:</p>
<p>Due to moving of the /lib symlink from the glibc package to the more
appropriate filesystem package, it is required to update glibc-2.17-2
and filesystem-2013.01-1 together.  This will happen automatically when
you run \"pacman -Syu\".   Remember, partial updates are not supported and never use the \"--force\" option...</p>
<p>A potential issue with the upgrade on x86_64 is finding conflicting
files in /usr/lib64.  All Arch Linux packages that had files in this
directory have been updated, so update these individually first.  Any
AUR packages with files in this directory should be updated to install
them in /usr/lib.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Allan McRae") (pubDate nil "Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:06:00 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2013-01-26:/news/update-filesystem-201301-1-and-glibc-217-2-together/"))) ("December: time for a new install medium" "<p>Pierre Schmitz wrote:</p>
<p>Version 2012.12.01 of our install and rescue medium is available on our <a href=\"/download/\">Download</a> page. The latest snapshot contains:</p>
<ul>
<li>arch-install-scripts 9 with an improved fstab generator</li>
<li>linux 3.6.8</li>
<li>systemd 196</li>
<li>the usual updates to our core packages</li>
</ul>
<p>The next boring snapshot release is scheduled for January 2013.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/december-time-for-a-new-install-medium/" (20666 33110) new 7 nil nil ((title nil "December: time for a new install medium") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/december-time-for-a-new-install-medium/") (description nil "<p>Pierre Schmitz wrote:</p>
<p>Version 2012.12.01 of our install and rescue medium is available on our <a href=\"/download/\">Download</a> page. The latest snapshot contains:</p>
<ul>
<li>arch-install-scripts 9 with an improved fstab generator</li>
<li>linux 3.6.8</li>
<li>systemd 196</li>
<li>the usual updates to our core packages</li>
</ul>
<p>The next boring snapshot release is scheduled for January 2013.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Pierre Schmitz") (pubDate nil "Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:14:46 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-12-01:/news/december-time-for-a-new-install-medium/"))) ("End of initscripts support" "<p>Tom Gundersen wrote:</p>
<p>As <code>systemd</code> is now the default init system, Arch Linux is receiving
minimal testing on <code>initscripts</code> systems. Due to a lack of
resources and interest, we are unlikely to work on fixing <code>initscripts</code>-specific bugs, and may close them as WONTFIX.</p>
<p>We therefore strongly encourage all users to migrate to <code>systemd</code> as
soon as possible. See the <a href=\"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Transitioning_from_initscripts_to_systemd\"><code>systemd</code> migration guide</a>.</p>
<p>To ease the transition, <code>initscripts</code> support will remain in the
official repositories for the time being, unless otherwise stated. As of January 2013, we will start removing <code>initscripts</code> support (e.g., <code>rc</code> scripts) from individual packages without further notice.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/end-of-initscripts-support/" (20630 37706) new 8 nil nil ((title nil "End of initscripts support") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/end-of-initscripts-support/") (description nil "<p>Tom Gundersen wrote:</p>
<p>As <code>systemd</code> is now the default init system, Arch Linux is receiving
minimal testing on <code>initscripts</code> systems. Due to a lack of
resources and interest, we are unlikely to work on fixing <code>initscripts</code>-specific bugs, and may close them as WONTFIX.</p>
<p>We therefore strongly encourage all users to migrate to <code>systemd</code> as
soon as possible. See the <a href=\"https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Transitioning_from_initscripts_to_systemd\"><code>systemd</code> migration guide</a>.</p>
<p>To ease the transition, <code>initscripts</code> support will remain in the
official repositories for the time being, unless otherwise stated. As of January 2013, we will start removing <code>initscripts</code> support (e.g., <code>rc</code> scripts) from individual packages without further notice.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Tom Gundersen") (pubDate nil "Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:09:46 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-11-04:/news/end-of-initscripts-support/"))) ("November release of install media available" "<p>Pierre Schmitz wrote:</p>
<p>The latest snapshot of our install and rescue media can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.archlinux.org/download/\">Download</a> page. The 2012.11.01 ISO image mainly contains minor bug fixes, cleanups and new packages compared to the previous one:</p>
<ul>
<li>First media with Linux 3.6</li>
<li><em>copytoram=n</em> can be used to not copy the image to RAM on network boot. This is probably unreliable but an option for systems with very low memory.</li>
<li><em>cowfile_size</em> boot parameter mainly for persistent COW on VFAT. See the <a href=\"https://projects.archlinux.org/archiso.git/plain/docs/README.bootparams?id=v4\">README</a> file for details.</li>
</ul>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/november-release-of-install-media-available/" (20628 2247) new 9 nil nil ((title nil "November release of install media available") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/november-release-of-install-media-available/") (description nil "<p>Pierre Schmitz wrote:</p>
<p>The latest snapshot of our install and rescue media can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.archlinux.org/download/\">Download</a> page. The 2012.11.01 ISO image mainly contains minor bug fixes, cleanups and new packages compared to the previous one:</p>
<ul>
<li>First media with Linux 3.6</li>
<li><em>copytoram=n</em> can be used to not copy the image to RAM on network boot. This is probably unreliable but an option for systems with very low memory.</li>
<li><em>cowfile_size</em> boot parameter mainly for persistent COW on VFAT. See the <a href=\"https://projects.archlinux.org/archiso.git/plain/docs/README.bootparams?id=v4\">README</a> file for details.</li>
</ul>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Pierre Schmitz") (pubDate nil "Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:54:15 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-11-02:/news/november-release-of-install-media-available/"))) ("Bug Squashing Day: Saturday 17th November" "<p>Allan McRae wrote:</p>
<p>The number of bugs in the Arch Linux bug tracker is creeping up so it is time for some extermination.</p>
<p>This is a great way for the community to get involved and help the Arch Linux team.  The process is simple. First look at a bug for your favorite piece of software in the bug tracker and check if it still occurs.  If it does, check the upstream project for a fix and test it to confirm it works.  If there is no fix available, make sure the bug has been filed in the upstream tracker.</p>
<p>Join us on the #archlinux-bugs IRC channel.  We are spread across timezones, so people should be around all day.</p>" "https://www.archlinux.org/news/bug-squashing-day-saturday-17th-november/" (20626 27395) new 10 nil nil ((title nil "Bug Squashing Day: Saturday 17th November") (link nil "https://www.archlinux.org/news/bug-squashing-day-saturday-17th-november/") (description nil "<p>Allan McRae wrote:</p>
<p>The number of bugs in the Arch Linux bug tracker is creeping up so it is time for some extermination.</p>
<p>This is a great way for the community to get involved and help the Arch Linux team.  The process is simple. First look at a bug for your favorite piece of software in the bug tracker and check if it still occurs.  If it does, check the upstream project for a fix and test it to confirm it works.  If there is no fix available, make sure the bug has been filed in the upstream tracker.</p>
<p>Join us on the #archlinux-bugs IRC channel.  We are spread across timezones, so people should be around all day.</p>
") (dc:creator ((xmlns:dc . "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/")) "Allan McRae") (pubDate nil "Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:28:51 +0000") (guid ((isPermaLink . "false")) "tag:www.archlinux.org,2012-11-01:/news/bug-squashing-day-saturday-17th-november/"))))